Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Pick Pirates vs. Diamondbacks Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 20

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-20) host the Arizona Diamondbacks (25-19) on Saturday at 3:05 pm EST. Mitch Keller will get the start for the Pirates vs. Brandon Pfaadt for the Diamondbacks in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 3:05 pm EST at PNC Park. The Pirates are listed as -170 while the Diamondbacks have -INF to win.

Pirates vs Diamondbacks Spread and Betting Line

Pirates vs Diamondbacks Game Info

• The Pirates probable starting pitcher: Mitch Keller
• The Diamondbacks probable starting pitcher: Brandon Pfaadt
• Game Day: May 20
• Game Time: 3:05 pm EST
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA
• Stadium: PNC Park

Pirates vs Diamondbacks Pitching Matchup

Pirates’ Starting Pitcher Mitch Keller

• Keller makes the start for the Pirates, his 6th of the season.
  He is (1 – 1) with a 3.447 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 247 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Twins
  the Right handed went 77,
  allowing 1 earned runs while surrendering 3 hits.
• The 27-year-old has put up a 3.447 ERA, WHIP (0.9574) and 20 strikeouts across 5 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Keller enters this outing with 5 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Diamondbacks offense with 227 runs while batting .270 as a squad. They have a collective 0.44 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 48 so far this season they rank 3 in the National League as of today.

Diamondbacks Starting Pitcher Brandon Pfaadt

• Diamondbacks’ Pfaadt (0 – 1) will make his 4th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Twins , giving up 4 while allowing 3.
• The 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.75 ERA and 15 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1 in 4 games this season.
• Brandon Pfaadt has had 3 starts so far this season.
• Pfaadt will look for the 4th start in a row.
• The Diamondbacks have scored 227 total runs in MLB. They are batting .270 for the season with 48 home runs and 216 RBIs in the league.

Diamondbacks Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Diamondbacks and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 44 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Diamondbacks have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Pirates Leaders & Batting Stats

• Ke’Bryan Hayes is leading the Pirates with 22 hits this season while batting .228 with 10 RBIs. He currently has 1 home runs and Walks with an 0.289 OBP this season.
• Travis Swaggerty is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .379. In 6 games this season he has 9 hits and an 0.471 OBP this season.
• Leading the Pirates in runs batted is Travis Swaggerty with 10 in 6 games this season. He’s also batting .379 on the year with 9 hits and 3 home runs.

Diamondbacks Leaders & Batting Stats

• Corbin Carroll is leading the Diamondbacks with 27 this season while batting .279 with 14 RBIs. He currently has 6 home runs and Walks with an 0.363 OBP this season.
• Alek Thomas is leading the team with 2 home runs while batting .195. In 34 games this season he has 14 hits and an 0.252 OBP this season.
• Leading the Diamondbacks in runs batted in this season is Alek Thomas with 10 in 34 games this season. He’s also batting .195 on the year with 14 hits and 2 home runs.